By Shannon Lukens.
Steamboat Springs Olympian Jim “Moose” Barrows has died. He was 80 years old. Barrows grew up ski racing for Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. He was passionate about the community, as he said in a Winter Carnival Podcast several years ago on Steamboat Radio.
“Anything I can do to help all the people understand what happens at Howelsen and how important it is to the growth and the heritage of our town, I’m always more than willing to talk all day long.”
Barrows ski raced for the Colorado Buffaloes, on the World Cup Circuit, and in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France. He’s the one crashing in the opening scene from ABC’s Wide World of Sports, where they say, “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”
Barrows is also known for the Moose is Loose Golf Tournament, which he started, to support local SSWSC athletes. He also started Mickey’s Fund which provided toys to children at Christmastime at Children’s Hospital in Denver.
Barrows was inducted in the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1996.
Video of Moose Barrows at the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble
More on the Story — CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MOOSE BARROWS
A man from Sandy, Utah, died in a rafting accident on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument late last week. He has been identified as 54-year-old Michael Harp from Sandy Utah. It happened in a rapid named Hells Half Mile in the Canyon of Lodore.
Dinosaur National Monument expresses appreciation for Classic, Adrift, River Runners Transport, Moffat County ACTSS (Advocates, Crisis, Trauma, and Survivor Services) and monument staff who assisted in search and recovery efforts, and offers condolences to the family and river community impacted by this incident.
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet of Colorado have sent another letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. They want to know what the U.S. Postal Service plans to do to get mail-in ballots delivered in time during the 2024 election, and beyond. The letter was signed by 17 of their fellow senators.
The request relates to USPS facility consolidations that have been initiated by DeJoy, which affects on-time delivery in those communities where postal facilities have been consolidated. One of those is the Grand Junction Processing and Distribution Center, which would affect delivery on the Western Slope, as local mail would have to be redirected to Denver and then back to Western Slope communities.
More on the Story — U.S. SENATORS SEND ANOTHER LETTER TO DEJOY ABOUT POSTAL SERVICE
Moffat County will be spraying for mosquitos today through Wednesday, July 1-3. This is in Craig and Maybell, and adjacent areas, and spraying depends on the weather. It will be done either in the early morning or late evening, when the mosquitos are most active.
If you see spraying being done, do the following until the spray settles and can no longer been seen or smelled.
- Bring children and pets inside
- Close doors and windows
- Shut off fans and coolers that move outside air indoors
Call Moffat County Weed and Pest with any questions. 970-824-9184.
More on the Story — AERIAL MOSQUITO SPRAYING IS JULY 1-3 FOR CRAIG AND MAYBELL AREAS
Hayden Town Council meets tonight. The New Business agenda item has to do with approving development and improvements for the affordable housing community called Prairie Run. It will be on the west side of Hayden.
The Rainbow Family Gathering is trying to happen. This is the group of about 10,000 people who have made their way to Routt County at least twice, more recently in 2022, to camp in the wilderness.
They have been kicked out of their campsites at a Northern California national forest and ordered to move on. And if they don’t, it’s a fine of up to $5,000 and/or prison time of up to six months. Social media posts for the group show they’re directing Rainbow family members to a new site about 12 miles north.
From the New York Post – Hundreds of modern-day hippies known as ‘Rainbow Family’ ordered to leave California forest — or face fines
The Olympic Trial finals for Track and Field were last night, and Steamboat Springs was represented. Here’s Lowen Epstein with more on Maggi Congdon.
Congdon is a 2020 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School and she competes for Northern Arizona University.